Green Campus Campaign

Green Campus Campaign Vision:
Green campuses for every college and university

USGBC is working in partnership with students, faculty and administrators to strengthen campus sustainability efforts. Through the campaign, USGBC aims to increase accessibility to LEED for educational facilities and campus development, support student leadership and advocacy efforts and promote sustainability in curriculum.

Know the Facts

Green buildings don’t have to cost more than traditional buildings and greening your campus will save millions in energy, water and other direct and indirect

Use LEED as your Roadmap

LEED is USGBC’s point-based certification program that quantifies how well buildings perform at saving energy, reducing CO2 emissions, reducing water use, fostering a clean environment

Bring it to Scale

Streamline the LEED certification process with USGBC’s Portfolio Program

Start a USGBC Student Group

Champion green building efforts on your campus

Educate for Sustainability

Connect to a community of educators and curriculum resources

Who Is Going Green?

Download a list of LEED registered and certified projects on higher education campuses (xls).

Featured - Paid-from-Savings Guide

The Paid-from-Savings Guide to Green Existing Buildings The Paid-From-Savings Guide to Green Existing Buildings provides information to help building facilities managers and energy service companies (ESCOs) leverage utility cost savings to fund comprehensive green building retrofits. The resource provides detailed information on how to aggregate green improvement measures to optimize project economics and achieve LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance certification. Purchase the full Paid-from-Savings Guide to Green Existing Buildings » Download the Executive Summary »